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Otti lacht laut, als er die Doppeldeutigkeit auf dem Schild der Bäckerei versteht. Otti laughs out loud when he gets the double meaning on the bakery's sign.

noun · C1

die Doppeldeutigkeit

[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]

ambiguity, double meaning

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Grammar

Plural
die Doppeldeutigkeiten In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -keit are usually feminine: die Doppeldeutigkeit. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Doppeldeutigkeit die Doppeldeutigkeiten
Accusative wen? was? die Doppeldeutigkeit die Doppeldeutigkeiten
Dative wem? der Doppeldeutigkeit den Doppeldeutigkeiten
Genitive wessen? der Doppeldeutigkeit der Doppeldeutigkeiten

How the Word Is Built

Doppel root deut root ig suffix keit suffix

-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).
-keit
a noun from an adjective, always feminine: möglich → die Möglichkeit (possibility).

A compound: Doppel + die Deutigkeit

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

doppeldeutigeindeutigmehrdeutigdeutendie Bedeutung

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